One of the most popular themes of the past century‚ in regard to cultural heritage and its protection‚ is the issue of ownership and restitution of cultural property of ancient civilisations taken from their country of origin. This issue of ownership can be argued on both legal and moral grounds‚ often making disputes ongoing and complex. One of the most renown and longstanding disputes is between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles. In the 19th century‚ Lord Elgin removed Marble
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The high cost of housing in Hong Kong recently has attracted international attention once again. Not long after a report in the Economist that suggested Hong Kong was second only to Australia in terms of the extent to which housing is overpriced‚ a CNN video story‚ "Feeling Hong Kong’s Property Boom‚" cited record low interest rates‚ lack of buildable land in a city of 7 million population‚ and hot money from the Chinese mainland‚ as driving forces behind the local housing boom. Regrettably‚ the
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DIE HARD 4 REACTION There were really a certain person ought to have their will and wants to do things that make the entire state break down. This certain people do jobs through a high technology in order to do evil deeds not imagining the result of it as they want it to be -- to be a miserable nation. One of these situations is come from the movie die hard 4. The story plays by means of a high technology computer based. They are using computers for communications‚ such for networks‚ radios and
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In 2012 the American Red Cross sent out almost 7 million relief items to people in the United States‚ and in 2015 committed 1 million dollars to the earthquake relief project in Nepal. Clara Barton‚ the founder of the American Red Cross‚ knew about disasters‚ as she was a nurse in the civil war. She also knew about adversity‚ being born in the early 1800’s meant she would have to push hard to make a change in the world. Clara Barton’s life was a testament to the belief that all people should be treated
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Hong Kong is an international city. Many people are busy men having many work and long working hours. However‚ each person has only twenty-four hours‚ leading that people can only work‚ eat and sleep without relaxing. As a result‚ many Hong Kong people feel moody and have emotional problems. Even worse‚ some are troubled by depression and even more serious mental problems. The reasons why people having the emotional or mental problems are of the pressure they are suffering from‚ especially the
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Movie Review of A Study in Pink 社科一邱之梦2011012661 Sherlock Holmes is always my favorite‚ not ‘one of’ . Since my father had bought me the first book of “complete stories of Sherlock Holmes”‚ I have read series of books about him. For many of years‚ Sherlock Holmes has made many books‚ Movies‚ even comics and has been played by different actors‚ including Christopher Lee‚ Clive Brook‚ and Holmes in “A study in pink”---- Benedict Cumberbatch.‚ who corporate with Martin
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Is Hong Kong an ideal place? According to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008) Hong Kong dropped 7 places to 26 as a competitive city for investment. If it’s any consolation‚ Hong Kong remained one of the most affluent cities in the world and one of the top 5 in Asia in term of economy‚ infrastructure and freedom of speech. Yes‚ Hong Kong is undoubtedly achieved so well with flying color‚ having a stable economy‚ good job market and good accessibility to anywhere due to intra-city
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Topic: How does the “Cha Chaan Teng”(Hong Kong Style Restaurant) reflect and contribute to HK identity? Hong Kong identity is a complicated issue and many different perspectives have to be taken into consideration in order to study this issue. This paper mainly focuses on the cultural perspective of the Hong Kong identity. Hall.S (2000) “identities are never unified and‚ in late modern times‚ increasingly fragmented and fractured; never singular but multiply constructed across different‚ often
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Jessica Garcia Dr. Kaye Rappaport English 1302 19 September 2012 Road Blocks Every person‚ in whatever stage of life can relate to going through a journey. Though we might not all have walked the exact same path‚ each person experiences an internal and physical journey. An internal journey is a reflective journey of the mind and spirit filled with uncertainty‚ challenges and conflicts. The growth we derive from such journeys can present us with an avenue for self-discovery and self-evaluation
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In the following document I go on to discuss how a team develops via group inputs‚ group processes and group outputs. Dr. Tuckman had covered the development of a team in his Forming Storming Norming Performing team-development model in 1965. The progression as written by (Tuckman‚ cited in Chapman‚ 2008) “is: 1. Forming – high dependence on leader for guidance...roles and responsibilities unclear... processes often ignored. 2. Storming – Decisions don’t come easy...team members attempt to establish
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